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About
Provided by Shifang Guo
Practice Areas
Shifang Guo is a partner of Global Law Office based in Shenzhen and Beijing. She specializes in cross-border M&A, capital markets, PE/VC investment and investment fund.
Career
Shifang Guo is well-versed in cross-border investment, mergers and acquisitions. Her representative deals include Chem China’s 43-billion acquisition of Syngenta, Jiangxi Copper’s acquisition of First Quantum, SF’s acquisition of Kerry Logistics, Luxshare’s investment in Chery Automobile, International Finance Corporation’s strategic investment in Postal Savings Bank of China, merger of Tongcheng and Elong, Xiaomi’s acquisition of ZiMi, Luxshare’s acquisition of Hong Kong listed company TIME Interconnect Technology, Luxshare’s acquisition of Westron’s Kunshan factory, Luxvision’s acquisition of Hong Kong listed company Cowell e Holdings, Tongding Group’s acquisition of NASDAQ listed company UTStarcom, Guangdong Electronics Information Industry Group’s acquisition of A-share listed company Foshan Lighting shares from OSRAM, IDG’s acquisition of A-share listed company Shuangma, asset restructuring between Tianjin Port Holdings Co. and Tianjin Port Development, and merger restructuring of Mengniu’s subsidiaries.
The fund investment projects directed by Shifang Guo include Primavera Capital Group’s investment in Cainiao of Alibaba, CICC Capital and ARA’s joint acquisition of The Atrium in Chengdu, CAFIC’s investment in Foton’s Hong Kong joint venture project, Oceanpine Capital’s investment in Chipone Technology, Wise Road Capital’s investment in Juneway Electronic, Source Code Capital’s investment in Hongyu Technology, Macquarie’s investment in Zhilian Zhaopin, and Samsung’s VC investment in Montage Technology. Shifang Guo also represented Xiaomi in numerous investment projects in the its suply and ecological chain, including RoboSense, DataStory, Chiponeic Technology, ACC Optics, HKC and many other renowned companies.
Shifang Guo’s capital market experiences include IPO of Zhaopin, AsiaInfo, Sogou, Mogu, Vision China, Xueda Education, Huayu Expressways, Technovator Technology, Midas Aluminum, Xinchen Power, Molbase, Lvji Technology, Wanka, Ambow Education, RCG Holdings and O-net on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange, and RK Properties and CR Land’s bond issuance on the capital markets of Hong Kong and Singapore.
Shifang Guo also has extensive experience in fund formation. She has assisted clients in forming or investing in a number of RMB and USD funds both in China and overseas, which include SSF’s investment in Hillhouse Tiancheng RMB Fund II, CITIC Capital’s formation of hospital M&A fund, Jiangxi Copper’s formation of a Cayman USD fund specialzed in global mining investment.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Guo Shifang is a highly regarded transactional lawyer with strong expertise in investment fund mandates. She advises clients in the technology and telecommunications sectors on private equity financing transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions.
郭仕芳律师是一位备受推崇的交易法律师,在投资基金事务方面拥有丰富的专业知识。 她为科技、通信行业的客户提供私募股权融资交易以及并购方面的建议。
Guo Shifang co-leads Global Law Office's mergers and acquisitions practice, and handles M&A and private equity investment mandates. She is also well known in the market for the strength of her investment funds practice.
郭仕芳律师共同领导环球律师事务所的并购业务,并处理并购和私募股权投资委托。她在市场上也因其投资基金业务的实力而闻名。
Guo Shifang has a burgeoning reputation and is sought after by domestic corporates for her strength in cross-border mandates. Her broad expertise spans acquisitions, investments and listings.
郭仕芳律师声誉渐隆,并因其优势跨境业务而受到国内企业的追捧。她在收购、投资和上市方面拥有广泛的专业知识。
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She will give us risk reminders. She will follow our progress to look into the case. She is really proactive."
“她会给我们风险提示,追踪我们的进展来调查案件。她很积极主动。”
"Guo Shifang's strength lies in overseas mergers and investment matters. She has given us lots of valuable advice in this respect."
“郭仕芳律师的强项在于海外并购和投资事务,她在这方面给了我们很多宝贵的建议。”
"Guo Shifang's strength lies in overseas mergers and investment matters, she has given us lots of valuable advice in this respect."
"She demonstrates solid and professional capabilities."
“郭仕芳律师的优势在于海外并购和投资事务,她在这方面给了我们很多宝贵的建议。”
“她表现出了扎实而专业的能力。”
"She will give us risk reminders. She will follow our progress to look into the case. She is really proactive."
“她会给我们风险提示,追踪我们的进展来调查案件。她很积极主动。”
"Guo Shifang's strength lies in overseas mergers and investment matters. She has given us lots of valuable advice in this respect."
“郭仕芳律师的强项在于海外并购和投资事务,她在这方面给了我们很多宝贵的建议。”
"Guo Shifang's strength lies in overseas mergers and investment matters, she has given us lots of valuable advice in this respect."
"She demonstrates solid and professional capabilities."
“郭仕芳律师的优势在于海外并购和投资事务,她在这方面给了我们很多宝贵的建议。”
“她表现出了扎实而专业的能力。”